I’m pretty sure keeping data on my reading habits is the nerdiest thing I do. 

Thanks to that spreadsheet though, I have proof that I am a remarkably consistent reader.  Check out the average number of days it has taken me to read a book since 2008 (the start of my data):

2008:  18
2009:  15
2010:  19
2011:  21
2012:  20

It doesn’t seem to matter much how many books I try to read, or how long they are, even those numbers end up being pretty close (2011 is an explainable anomaly):

2008:  20 books/5,579 pages
2009:  21 books/6,598 pages
2010:  18 books/5,512 pages
2011:  15 books/4,599 pages
2012:  18 books/6,123 pages

I know what you’re thinking, is there a graph showing this data?  Sure:

Okay, I’m putting away the spreadsheet.  This was a pretty solid year in books that featured a record number that got made into movies I actually saw in the theater (The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Hunger Games.)

Because of the continued reliance on my Nook, the stack of actual books is once again not as impressive as years past:

The year in list form, with links to their respective blog posts:

–Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? by Mindy Kaling
–In The Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
–The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
–Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
–Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
–The River of Doubt by Candice Millard
–The Help by Kathryn Stockett
–Drop Dead Healthy by A.J. Jacobs
–Way of The Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman
–On The Origin of Tepees by Johnnie Hughes
–Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
–Pwned by Erika Mitchell
–Invisible by Paul Auster
–The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
–Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
–Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman
–The Oath by Jeffrey Toobin
–Last Call in the City of Bridges by Salvatore Pane

If you read five of them:  Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?, The River of Doubt, Middlesex, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, In The Garden of Beasts.

Will read again (when the movies come out): Catching Fire, Mockingjay.

Would have skipped:  Way of The Peaceful Warrior, On The Origin of Tepees.  In years past, I have done really well with books recommended by others.  They’re often some of my favorites.  But I’m not sure what happened with these this year — one was a recommendation and the other was a gift.

I did, however, enjoy both books to which I had some connection to the author.  Last Call in the City of Bridges was written by a guy I went to college with, while another of my college friends is acquainted with the author of Pwned.  Very different books, both a good time.

If you have anything for my 2013 reading list, let me know.  For more about my reading past, check out the year-end posts from previous years.  If you need all of those books rated on a five-star scale, find me on Goodreads.